Molecular orbitals: H2 electron density

"Dot-density" plot of the σ*-bond in dihydrogen (H2). This orbital is not occupied in H2. Blue represents negative values for the wave functions and red represents positive values.

This page displays the electron density of a σ*-bond orbital in dihydrogen as a "dot-density" diagram. This orbital is notoccupied in H2. High density of dots in a region denotes high electron density.

Using JSmol

You can use your mouse to manipulate the "orbital" in the "JSmol" image above.

Click on the JSmol text in the above diagram to show a popup menu.

To rotate about the x and y directions, drag mouse around the image

To rotate about the z direction (which comes out of the screen towards you), hold shift and drag mouse horizontally

To zoom, hold shift key down and drag mouse vertically

To reset the image, hold down shift key and double click ony part of the image not containing dots